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[-] kreskin@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

depends on if they had chosen to sentence him for 51 crimes or one crime with 51 incidences. They should have sentenced the husband to 51x20 years, or 1020 years in prison.

[-] CommanderCloon@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

That's not how it works in France at all. You get prosecuted on all charges, but only condemned for the most grievous offense. So for a murder+assault+trespassing case, if found guilty of all charges, your sentence would only be for murder.

As all condemnation it takes context into account, like the assault + trespassing, but if there were limits on murder sentences then you'd only be sentence-able to that crime's legal sentencing limits (there are none for murder, which is the only crime that has no sentencing limits).

[-] Dremor@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

The US prison system is made for maximal punishment instead of giving a chance for redemption.
The idea is to keep the prisoners away from society for as long as possible... And got further twisted by for-profit prison as the longer the sentence is, the longer they keep their slave... Sorry, prisoners, for cheap labor.

[-] Mariemarion@lemm.ee 6 points 1 day ago

We're in France.

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